Hair curler



July 15, 1941. A. v. SCOLAS ETAL j ,2

v HAIR cimLEa I I Filed May 7, 1940 2 sheets sheet 1 I lnventol v/7/I C'6 520/625 ZdW/k/JT Ji/me/ Attz ir ney I y 15,1941. v A. v. scoLAs ETAL- 4 ,3 0

HAIR CURLER Filed May '7, 1940 2 Sheets-Shae; 2

- Inventors 1/77/86 R J'co/as FdW/k J. iZifi/ge/ A ttomey Patented July 15, 1941 RES UNiTE-D ST HAIR CURLER Alice v. scone, Richland Center, and Edwin J.

Jahnel, Coon Valley, Wis.

12 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvement in hair curling devices and has for its primary object to provide a-pluralit'y of hair winding mandrels rotatably and swivelly mounted on a scalp spacing member, each of the mandrels embodying a hair clamping device adapted to secure the hair in position on the mandrel and the mandrels further embodying means permitting the rotation thereof in one direction for the purpose of winding the strand of hair thereon and preventing reverse rotary movement thereof, to prevent unwinding of the hair thereon.

A- further object is to provide a hair curling device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in performance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view,

Figure 2 is a side elevational View,

Figure 3 is an end elevational view,

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through one of the mandrels taken substantially on a line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the spacing member with the mandrels removed therefrom and with the spacing member shown in open position,

Figure 6 is a side elevational view on one of the mandrels with parts'broken away and shown in section,

Figure 7 is a side elevational View of one of the rods providing the rotary support for the mandrel, and

Figure 8 is a perspective View of the locking cam for the mandrel.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 5 designates the scalp spacing member strips being arranged at opposite ends thereor,

as clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.

The plate 9; at its end adjacent the socket i2,

is provided with a lateral extension l3 disposed in overlapping relation with the adjacent end of the strip 9 and is pivotally secured thereto by means of the rivet I I.

Pivoted on the rivet at the other endof the plate 8 is a catch M" having a hooked end i5 adapted for engagement by a lug l6 projecting outwardly adjacent the pivoted end of a lever ll, the-lever being pivoted on jacent end of the plate 9.

The spacing member is adapted for placin in close engagement with the scalp and the free ends of the plates moved into clamping engagement with the strands of hair and secured in position thereon through the engagement of the catch M with the lug N5 of the lever 11 which is retained in clamping position by reason of the offset construction of the lever which looks the hook against disengagement when the lever is moved into the position as shown in Figure l of the drawings. Recesse's l8 are formed in the opposed edges of the plates 8 and 9 adjacent the opposite ends thereof for receiving separate strands of hair.

Each of the sockets I2 is adapted to svrivelly receive the reduced extension I8 formed on the laterally extending end journalled in the bore 2| drel 22.

The rod 20 is formed with an annular groove within which is received a lug 24 punched inof a hair-winding manwardly from the outer surface of the mandrel 22 to prevent relative longitudinal movement of the mandrel on the rod without interference with I the rotary movement of said mandrel. Projecting from the inner end of the rod 20 is a headed pin 25 positioned eccentrically on the rod and on which is freely mounted an eccentric or cam 26, in the form of a disk having a flat side F, eccentrically positioned on the pin. Also mounted on the pin is a coil sprin 25' having one end angenerally which comprises a pair of elongated fiat 45 chored t0 the d f he pin and its other end strips 6 and 1 preferably constructed of a heat reanchored in an p ng 6' in the adjacent face sisting composition to one face of which are seof thc eccentric h Spring exerts pressure on cured metamc strips 3 and 9 each having bthe eccentric in a direction to move the flat side F her or other insulation covering H1 at their interr 0f the eccentric into binding engagement with mediate portion and with the ends of the metal- 00 theinner urface f the m n r l to pp r talic strips exposed. The ends of the strips 8 and tion of the mandrel in a reverse or unwinding di- 9 are secured to the respective strips 6 and l by e t o c rd g y, the mandrel 2G is free to rivets or the like I I, one of the rivets for each of a e in One direction 011 e rod 29 ut s M8- the strips bein formed with an outwardly ex- 557 vented from reverse movement thereon.

tending socket I 2, the sockets of the respective Projecting from the endof themandrel' remote the rivet H at the ad- IQ of a rod 26 which is from the rod 20 is a reduced threaded extension 21 on which a knurled nut 28 is threaded, the nut being movable into and out of abutting engagement with the pivoted end of a clamping member 29 pivoted as at 30 to the mandrel adjacent the nut 28. The clamping member 29 is of arcuate shape in cross section and extends longitudinally of the mandrel and is adapted to clamp the strand of hair on the mandrel in order that the same may be secured to the mandrel for winding thereon. The threading of the nut 28 on the screw 21 in abutting relation with the pivoted end of the clamping member 29 serves to force said clamping member into engagement with the mandrel to securely hold the strand of hair thereon. The releasing of the nut 28 from engagement with the clamping member will enable the latter to pivot on the pin 30 and thus release the strand of hair.

In the operation of the device the scalp spacing member 5 is placed in position with the strand of hair projecting through the recess portion l8 and the pair of mandrels 22 are removed from the spacing member and the free end portion of one strand of hair is clamped under the clamping member 29 and secured by the nut 28. The continued rotation of the nut will cause the rotation of the mandrel 22 on the stem 20 and thus serve to wind the strand of hair about the mandrel. When the hair is tightened to the desired extent on the mandrel the reduced extension I8 is then placed in one of the sockets l2 and the same operation is repeated with respect to the other strand of hair on the other of said mandrels. The hair is then ready for treatment by the usual electric heater of conventional construction (not shown) which is placed over the hair mounted on the respective mandrels.

In order to remove the hair the mandrels 22 are removed from the spacing member, the hair unwound and the clamping member 29 released.

It is believed the details of construction, advantages and manner-of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having described the invention, what we claim 1. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel for each section and means for rotatably and swingably mounting the mandrels horizontally on the respective sections.

2. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel including a supporting pin and a socket on each section freely receiving the pin for swingably supporting the mandrels.

3. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel having an angular downturned end and a socket on each section freely receiving and swingably supporting said end of the mandrel.

4. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel, winding means at one end of each mandrel, an angular extension at the other end of each mandrel and a socket on each section freely receiving and swingably supporting said extension on the mandrel.

5. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel comprising a rod having a sleeve mounted thereon for rotation in one.

direction, internal means for preventing rotation of the sleeve in an opposite direction and means for swingably supporting the rod on a section of the spacing member.

6. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel comprising a rod swingably mounted at one end on asection of the spacing member, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the rod and means carried by the rod internally engaging the sleeve to prevent rotation thereof in one direction.

'7. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel comprising a rod swingably mounted at one end on a section of the spacing member, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the rod and a cam movably carried by the rod and internally engaging the sleeve to prevent rotation of the sleeve in one direction.

8. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel comprising a rod swingably mounted at one end on a section of the spacing member, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the rod and a cam pivoted on the inner end of the rod and adapted for wedging engagement with the interior of the sleeve for preventing rotation thereof in one direction.

9. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel, a hair-clamping member pivoted on the mandrel, means movable into and out of engagement with the pivoted end of the clamping member for securing the latter in clamping engagement and means for swingably mounting the mandrel on a section of the spacing member.

10. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel, a hair-clamping member pivoted on the mandrel, means movable axially of the mandrel into and out of engagement with the pivoted end of the clamping memher for securing the latter in clamping engagement and means for swingably mounting the mandrel on a section of the spacing member.

11. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections,-

means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel, a hair-clamping member pivoted adjacent one end of the mandrel, means swingably and rotatably supporting the other end of the mandrel on a section of the spacing member, a member rotatably carried on the mandrel and movable axially thereof into and out of engagement with the pivoted end of the clamping member to secure the same in clamping engagement, said member providing means for rotating the mandrel in a direction for winding the hair thereon and means preventing reverse rotation of the mandrel.

12. A hair curler comprising a scalp spacing member including a pair of pivoted sections, means for securing the sections in clamping relation with respect to a strand of hair, a rotatable hair-winding mandrel having an angular end and a socket on each section detachably and swingably supporting said end of the mandrel.

ALICE V. SCOLAS. EDWIN J. JAHNEL. 

